Document and Entity Information (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Jul. 18, 2011	Mar. 31, 2011
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	ALTEX INDUSTRIES INC
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2011
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0000775057
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--09-30
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2011
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		13,619,606
Entity Public Float			$ 894,000